Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Does yahoo have antivirus protection?

Yahoo offers installable virus protection to its broadband users e.g. Verizon/Yahoo broadband and AT%26T/ Yahoo broadband. Yahoo does not offer free virus protection for site visitors, but does offer a Norton 360 download that you can purchase,



http://downloads.yahoo.com/



though I would recommend skipping it.



If you don't have security software installed, here are some recommendations from available freeware:



firewall:



Comodo (http://www.comodo.com), or



PC Tools (http://www.pctools.com/firewall)



Comodo recently released version 3.0 of its firewall, which adds an intrusion prevention component that's very effectively, though it does take time for it to learn your system, and requires some ongoing attention by the user to make sure programs don't get improperly block. Comodo is one of the strongest firewalls available, freeware or commercial, according to the independent testing site matousec.com.



antivirus: (listed in order of preference)



Avira (http://www.free-av.com)



AVAST! Home (http://www.avast.com)



AVG (http://free.grisoft.com)



all provide realtime protection and automatic updates; all have ICSA and VB100 certification, but Avira has been among the highest rated in tests by several respected US and UK computer publications.



antispyware:



Spyware Terminator (http://www.SpywareTerminator.com) or



Spyware Doctor (http://pack.google.com)



either one will give you good, realtime protection, along with



Ad-Aware Free (http://www.lavasoftusa.com) and



Spybot S%26D (http://www.safer-networking.org) for additional removal ability.



Does yahoo have antivirus protection?firewall



why would you want to use it? the only "anti virus protection" I think anyone needs is a program called Adaware. you can find it at: http://www.lavasoftusa.com

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